Ingestión de cuerpos extraños en niños hospitalizados en Hospital Central de San Cristobal (1982-1992) / Foreign bodies ingest in children: hospitalized in Central San Cristobal Hospital (1982-1992)

RESUMEN

It was reviwed 120 stories of patients with diagnosis foreign bodies ingest. It was evaluated among january 1982 and december 1992; the distribution for age. Was of 28 days to 12 years, with predomint in childrens in pre-school age; Do not observing difference in the sex. The foreign bodies ingested was Coins (36,67 por ciento), fragment of bone (15 por ciento), fishbone (14,17 por ciento), pins acconted (10,83 por ciento) and other (15 por ciento). The simptoms was dysphagia (52,50 por ciento), Odynophagia (30,33 por ciento), Cough (33,33 por ciento), Vomits (26,27 por ciento), The anatomic ubication more frequent was Esophagos (65,50 por ciento); Oropharryngeal (16,67 por ciento), Stomach (7,50 por ciento). The extraction by endoschopy was made (32,50 por ciento) While sportaneous expulsion by "Rectum" was of (35 por ciento). In four cases was needed the endoscopie removal of sugery. In fifteen case had complications